배부르다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be full (after eating)
Every form of 배부르다 across the four speech levels. It is 르 irregular — 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 배부른
- 아/어Infinitive
- 배불러
- -으니Since
- 배부르니
- 합니다Formal
- 배부릅니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 배불러요 | 배부릅니다 | 배불러 | 배부르다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 배불렀어요 | 배불렀습니다 | 배불렀어 | 배불렀다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 배부르겠어요 | 배부르겠습니다 | 배부르겠어 | 배부르겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 배부를 거예요 | 배부를 것입니다 | 배부를 거야 | 배부를 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 배불러요? | 배부릅니까? | 배불러? | 배부르니? |
| 과거Past | 배불렀어요? | 배불렀습니까? | 배불렀어? | 배불렀니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 배불러요 | 안 배부릅니다 | 안 배불러 | 안 배부르다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 배부르지 않아요 | 배부르지 않습니다 | 배부르지 않아 | 배부르지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 배부르세요 | 배부르십니다 | 배부르셔 | 배부르시다 |
| 과거Past | 배부르셨어요 | 배부르셨습니다 | 배부르셨어 | 배부르셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 배부른
- 과거Past
- 배부른
- 미래Future
- 배부를
- 회상Used to
- 배부르던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 배부르고
- -게-ly / so that
- 배부르게
- -어서so / and then
- 배불러서
- -으니까since
- 배부르니까
- -으면if / when
- 배부르면
- -지만but
- 배부르지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 배부른데
- -어도even if
- 배불러도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 배부르다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그래서 아이들이 배부르도록 말이죠.
Something that would fill them up.
배부를 때 먹는 거야.
It's for when you're full.
밥이든 빵이든 배부르면 됐지.
Whether it's rice or bread, it's all good if it makes you full.
어디나 마찬가지예요 배부르면 죄가 된대요
That is true everywhere. It is a sin to be full.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 배부르다 in Korean?
배부르다 (to be full (after eating)) is 배불러요 in the polite 해요체, 배부릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 배불러 in casual 반말 and 배부르다 in the plain written style. The past is 배불렀어요.
What is the past tense of 배부르다?
배불렀어요 in everyday polite speech, 배불렀습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 배불러 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 배부르다 irregular?
Yes — it is 르 irregular (르 불규칙). 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요. That is why the stem looks different in 배불러 and 배부르니 but unchanged in 배부릅니다.
What TOPIK level is 배부르다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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